Adobe Acrobat Professional 9

Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 is designed to help you to do things such as create polished PDF files, present multiple documents in a PDF Portfolio, and even add multimedia. And all in a single file. pply passwords, set permissions, and permanently remove sensitive information--so you can feel confident your work is safe.

With Acrobat 9, your entire team can view and respond as comments are being made--streamlining your reviews and approvals. With just a few clicks, you can create a form that virtually anyone can fill out and save electronically.

With version 9, you now can synchronize document views to enable collaboration on a PDF file; protect PDF documents with 256-bit encryption; combine documents, drawings, e-mail, and spreadsheets in a single compressed PDF Portfolio, or even insert video in PDF files.

Major Features:

1. Unify a wide range of content in a PDF Portfolio
   • Combine documents, drawings, e-mail, and spreadsheets in a single compressed PDF Portfolio. Use professionally designed templates that can be branded with your logo and include descriptions to guide recipients through the contents.
2. Help protect your documents
   • Use passwords to help control access to PDF documents. Use permissions to restrict printing, copying, or altering. Save passwords and permissions as security policies that can be easily applied to new PDF files.
3. Easily create and manage electronic forms
   • Convert Microsoft Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms with automatic recognition of fillable fields. Use Adobe® LiveCycle® Designer software — a professional form design tool — to create, customize, and automate dynamic XML forms. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. Easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.
4. Manage and track electronic document reviews
   • Gain the input you need through interactive document reviews that enable participants to see and build on other reviewers' comments, which can be sorted by author, date, or page. Use the Form Tracker to monitor progress and participation.
5. Include Adobe Reader users
   • Enable users of free Adobe Reader® software (version 8 or later) to digitally sign documents, participate in shared document reviews, and save forms locally. By extending Adobe Acrobat® functionality to Reader users, you can enable virtually anyone to participate in the workflows you initiate.
6. Synchronize document views
   • Help colleagues, clients, and partners get on the same page at the same time with the ability to co-navigate documents. To provide clarity and enhance discussion, use Acrobat.com services to enable collaboration on a PDF file. Then distribute the PDF file and walk recipients through it in real time by controlling the page view they see.
7. Permanently remove sensitive information
   • Use redaction tools to black out sensitive text, illustrations, or other information, permanently deleting the content from the PDF document. Inspect PDF documents for metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information to remove before distributing the files to others.
8. Compare PDF documents
   • Automatically highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document, including text and images, so you can quickly and easily identify what has changed.
9. Improve print processes
   • Help control costs and reduce errors with automated output controls to preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing.
10. Create and validate accessible PDF documents
11. Combine files from multiple applications
    
12. Help protect and control sensitive information
    
13. Collaborate through shared document reviews
    
14. Easily create forms and collect data
    
15. Use open standards.

Requirements:

• 1.3GHz or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
• 2.13GB of available hard-disk space
• 1,024x768 screen resolution
• DVD-ROM drive
• Video hardware acceleration (optional)